| The violent weekend's youngest victim is a 16 year old Guatemalan. At 6:30 on Saturday in Cristo Rey Village, Rosendo Pop had a dispute with 18 year old Victor Galleano, both boys are said to be related. Reports are that the dispute was over a girl. But police could not confirm that at this point. Galleano reportedly stabbed Pop to the chest. He died on the spot. Police have since detained Galleano pending charges. Here is what police had to say on this case.
ACP Joseph Myvette, Head - NCIB
"Sometime around 6:30pm on Saturday 25 March, police responded to an incident in Cristo Rey Village, where one Rosendo Pop 16 years old, Guatemalan unemployed, was seen with one single stab wound to the left side of his chest."
"Initial police investigation revealed that the deceased along with a group of persons were engaged in an altercation with one Victor Galeano. As a consequence the deceased is allege to have punch Galeano and Galeano responded by stabbing the deceased. Galeano is in police custody pending investigation."
Daniel Ortiz, 7News
"Are you able to say what caused this altercation between the two young men? Was it possibly over a girl?"
ACP Joseph Myvette, Head - NCIB
"No, we haven't gotten that information that it was over a girl. We have been informed that several other persons were along with both the deceased and the accused in this case and we know that there was a confrontation between the two causing the deceased to punch the accused and he then responded by stabbing the deceased."
Daniel Ortiz, 7News
"As far as you are aware, do they have any history of disagreements before this?"
ACP Joseph Myvette, Head - NCIB
"None reported on so far."
When we spoke to Cayo police today they told us that they are not treating this case as a murder as yet but as a death investigation. That's because the dispute was among family members - both boys are said to be related. Galeano is claiming self defense. The file will be sent to the DPP.
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